Molecular Profiling of the Developing Axial Skeleton: A role for Tgfbr2 in the Development of the Intervertebral Disc.
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Rosa Serra
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-18649 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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Molecular profiling of the developing mouse axial skeleton: a role for Tgfbr2 in the development of the intervertebral disc.
Sohn Philip P Cox Megan M Chen Dongquan D Serra Rosa R
BMC developmental biology 20100309
<h4>Background</h4>Very little is known about how intervertebral disc (IVD) is formed or maintained. Members of the TGF-beta superfamily are secreted signaling proteins that regulate many aspects of development including cellular differentiation. We recently showed that deletion of Tgfbr2 in Col2a expressing mouse tissue results in alterations in development of IVD annulus fibrosus. The results suggested TGF-beta has an important role in regulating development of the axial skeleton, however, the ...[more]
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